A28 North Thanet Link
North Thanet Link will on improve connectivity and resilience within the road network of Thanet. This will help the local road network cope with future increases in traffic generated by growth and tourism activity.
It will also provide additional travel routes for pedestrians, cyclists, and public transport services to encourage active travel.
The scheme is made up of approximately 9.2km of highway improvements including:
- widening of the existing public highway
- construction of new highway links through proposed development sites and across agricultural farmland
- associated highway junction improvements
- provision of new walking and cycling routes
- new sustainable drainage solutions
- street lighting.
Scheme cost
North Thanet Link is currently estimated to cost up to £76.7 million. Funding is earmarked from the Department for Transport’s 'Major Road Network Fund' and local developer contributions.
Scheme documents
Consultation report (PDF, 1.6 MB)
Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA) (PDF, 157.3 KB)
Preliminary scheme drawings (November 2023) (PDF, 16.8 MB)
Maps (November 2023)
Annotated general arrangement key plan map (PDF, 1.5 MB)
Annotated general arrangement map (1 of 8) (PDF, 1.1 MB)
Annotated general arrangement map (2 of 8) (PDF, 1010.5 KB)
Annotated general arrangement map (3 of 8) (PDF, 853.4 KB)
Annotated general arrangement map (4 of 8) (PDF, 1.1 MB)
Annotated general arrangement map (5 of 8) (PDF, 721.4 KB)
Annotated general arrangement map (6 of 8) (PDF, 920.5 KB)
Annotated general arrangement map (7 of 8) (PDF, 868.7 KB)
Annotated general arrangement map (8 of 8) (PDF, 933.6 KB)
The A28 Canterbury Road corridor often faces high volumes of traffic. This results in congestion, unreliable journeys and increased concerns for road safety. Because this road is so busy, cyclists and pedestrians can be deterred from using the route. These issues will continue get worse as traffic increases within the district.
North Thanet Link will provide additional road capacity and an alternative travel route between Birchington and Margate.
It will also improve road safety within the village of Acol, by providing an eastern highway link encouraging traffic away from the village centre.
January 2024
An Outline Business Case has been submitted to the Department for Transport (DfT), with initial feedback expected in early 2024.
We are undertaking an initial analysis of feedback received from the recent public consultation and the scheme is currently subject to design review.
Subject to funding, a planning application is expected to be submitted in the last quarter of 2024.